Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push
MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) – After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark…
India’s smartphone security proposal faces backlash over privacy concerns
IT ministry cancels scheduled meeting with tech giants, sources say Internet rights group IFF says it is worried…
India detains environmental activist over anti-fossil fuel work
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – An environmental activist working on an effort to coordinate a global treaty to…
Trump administration advises more protein, less sugar in new dietary guidelines
Item 1 of 3 U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a…
Major Brazilian grain traders quit Amazon conservation pact
SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (Reuters) – A lobby group for Brazilian grain trading and crushing firms has told…
Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
SIPIROK, Indonesia Dec 9 (Reuters) – Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago,…
Indian AI royalty proposal targets data practices of OpenAI, Google
India proposes payment to content creators for AI training use AI firms should pay royalty to a centralised…
Brazil soy exports jump 64% in November ahead of Chinese shift to US
SAO PAULO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Brazil’s soybean exports jumped 64% in November from a year ago to…
Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows
African forest elephant population revised up 16% Fruit-eating species helps rainforests regenerate Scientists employ new counting method using…
From hunters to guardians: Angolan villagers help to save endangered sea turtles
HOJIUA, Angola, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Once a sea turtle hunter, Joaquim Avelino Fragoso now patrols Angola’s Longa…
Trump-era global funding cuts devastate HIV prevention programmes, UNAIDS says
HIV funding cuts devastating prevention services UNAIDS says people are dying from service disruptions Trump administration temporarily paused…
Clash over healthcare subsidies threatens to reshape 2026 midterms
BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov 14 (Reuters) – For Larry Jackson, a Donald Trump-backing Republican hoping to unseat his…